Alex da Corte’s Delirium I Exhibition: The artist reinterprets a poem written by a teenage Arthur Rimbaud in 1873 for this striking show in Copenhagen

Alex da Corte's Delirium I Exhibition


The talented Alex da Corte (who was born in New Jersey and lived Caracas, Venezuela for some of his childhood) says that his stunning new show “Delirium I” is an adaptation of “A Season in Hell”—a poem…

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Craig Dorety: Division : Light animation sculptures inspired by ocular migraines that examine our visual limits

Craig Dorety: Division


Opening on Saturday, 19 April 2014 at Oakland’s Johansson Projects is an exhibition of hypnotic sculpture animations that will have your eyes watering—after you realize you haven’t blinked in a…

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Charged: Sougwen Chung: A conversation with the experimental artist who blurs the boundaries between light, sound, space and software

Charged: Sougwen Chung


Sougwen Chung has always had an affinity for computers and digital technology. The artist had her first website at the age of ten—”an oddly personal site,” she recalls….

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Xu Zhen: A MadeIn Company Production: The Chinese artist balances between spirituality, irony, somberness and humor in his ongoing exhibition

Xu Zhen: A MadeIn Company Production


Xu Zhen is a pioneer within Chinese underground contemporary art and an influential figure in Shanghai’s scene. In 1998, along with Davide Quadrio, he founded Bizart in Shanghai, a platform to support local and international artists, which has been at the forefront of…

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Art Paris Art Fair 2014: Design: Perfume machines, pigeon feathers and more of our favorite pieces blurring the line between art and design

Art Paris Art Fair 2014: Design


For the third time in Art Paris Art Fair’s brief but compelling history, design was showcased alongside contemporary art; enhancing the intrinsic link and blurred lines between the two entities. Exhibited within the fair’s ArtDesign platform, the range…

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Art Paris 2014: Chinese Talent: Four standout creators whose works question consumerism, women’s position in society, authenticism and more

Art Paris 2014: Chinese Talent


As France and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of their state relations, Art Paris 2014 (27-30 March at the Grand Palais) took the opportunity to shine the spotlight on the ever-evolving Chinese art scene. Around 90 artists were on show by ten galleries from…

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RE:DEFINE: Dallas Contemporary and MTV Staying Alive join forces for a charity exhibition and online auction

RE:DEFINE


In 2012, 60 Minutes reporter Morley Safer revealed that contemporary art sales had reached $5.5 billion that year from auctions alone. The astonishing number sparked a large debate about the price of art, since its value is…

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Armory Week 2014: Spikes and Speckles: A few of our favorites that shared a similar structure, from the annual NYC art fair

Armory Week 2014: Spikes and Speckles


This year’s Armory Show brought together a multitude of respected galleries, and the contemporary and modern artwork of the talent they represent. In its 15th year, the show displayed artwork that excelled—and surprises were around every corner. Quite a few pieces incorporated spikes,…

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Charged: Jim Campbell in NYC: The artist brings his sculptural LED “light films” to New York, taking over museums, galleries and ballets

Charged: Jim Campbell in NYC


While the boundaries between contemporary art and technology have grown increasingly blurry—thanks to everything from biologically-inspired knitted structures to oil that “defies” gravity—there are, surprisingly, only a handful of artists who delve deep into…

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Volta Art Fair 2014: Three must-see booths at this year’s New York City show

Volta Art Fair 2014


Volta Art Fair (in New York City this year from 6-9 March 2014) continues to offer a unique, fresh and edgy alternative to those from more established galleries participating in the bigger fairs like The Armory Show…

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